^9 (A)He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.

¹³ Do not marvel, my brethren, if ^(A)the world hates you. ¹⁴ We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love ^[a]his brother abides in death. ^15 (B)Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that ^(C)no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

Knowing God Through Love^(A)

^7 (B)Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who ^(C)loves is born of God and knows God.

¹¹ Beloved, ^(A)if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Seeing God Through Love

^12 (A)No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.

Obedience by Faith

^20 (A)If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, ^[a]how can he love God ^(B)whom he has not seen? ²¹ And ^(C)this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.